re: The Great Flood of 2016: Fill Out Disaster Forms NOW. Link Inside!

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Chenelle Mcfarland Ok so the ppl that already been receive stamps when are they getting the Dsnap you would think it would be easier and faster why do we have to wait? That way they can just give more time taking care of the first time families . And ok I know this isn't my first disaster so why they can't just send ppl cards that in the affected area they making problems.

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Great job man.

Went down w a group of about 20 yesterday. Delivered a bunch of supplies and worked all day. It was amazing to me the thankfulness, the amount of work we accomplished and the overwhelming acting work needing to be done.

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A company called Davies Shoring did a lot of the home raising in vermilion Parish after Rita. Saw a fb part for them saying I think that his mom flooded.

People I know who used them were happy. Think they had FEMA grants/loans for what grant didn't cover. No idea of cost.

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This is kind of silly slinging mud at those that donate because it's not X amount.

This Tropical Storm/Hurricane is really going to make the waterways even more backed up.

Water's pretty much gone except for certain parts of Ascension. Recovery mode now.

I have followed the forum for quite some time now and feel that I need to interject to give some factual information on this topic.

The premise behind the claim that you will have to raise your home is FEMA's effort to reduce the number of NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program- which is paid through FEMA funding) claims they pay in the future.

Per FEMA's regulations, the parish in which you live must do damage assessments for each home that incurred any flood related damage. If you have flooded in this recent disaster event, DR-4277, and if the parish determines that the damage to your home is greater than 50% of the pre-disaster value of your home, you are considered "substantially damaged".

This substantial damage, or substantial improvement, means that if you reconstruct, you must do so under current building codes. For parishes participating in the NFIP program, that means that home elevations must be built to the current adopted FIRM (flood insurance rate map) base flood elevation plus whatever ordinances the parish has in place- for most it is BFE +1.

If you flooded and you are not in a flood zone or the elevation or your house is already meeting the above criteria, nothing needs to be done and you can simply rebuild.

Whether the parish actually goes by this or not is based solely upon the Parish Flood Plain Manager. If the parish does not comply with the stated rules, the entire parish can lose the opportunity to participate in the NFIP and no one in the parish will be allowed to receive flood insurance policies.

Don't shoot the messenger, but that is how it will work if they choose to follow the rules.

As for raising a home on a cement slab, Slab Home Raising Options